Would you like to help your fellow fans use the AO3? Do you like planning events? Are you passionate about organization or love fandom in general? The Organization for Transformative Works is recruiting!
We’re excited to announce the opening of applications for:
- Communications Staff – Event Coordinator – closing Wednesday 13 June 2018 23:59 UTC
- Fanlore Graphics Designer Volunteer – closing Wednesday 13 June 2018 23:59 UTC
- Support Staff – closing Wednesday 13 June 2018 23:59 UTC
- Tag Wrangling Volunteer – closing Wednesday 13 June 2018 23:59 UTC or at 80 applications
We have included more information on each role below. Open roles and applications will always be available at the volunteering page. If you don’t see a role that fits with your skills and interests now, keep an eye on the listings. We plan to put up new applications every few weeks, and we will also publicize new roles as they become available.
All applications generate a confirmation page and an auto-reply to your e-mail address. We encourage you to read the confirmation page and to whitelist our email address in your e-mail client. If you do not receive the auto-reply within 24 hours, please check your spam filters and then contact us.
If you have questions regarding volunteering for the OTW, check out our Volunteering FAQ.
Communications Staff – Event Coordinator
Do you enjoy event planning? Have you ever celebrated International Fanworks Day? OTW Communications is looking for someone to help coordinate events large and small.
The Communications committee is the central information distribution arm of the OTW, responsible for the distribution of information internally to OTW personnel and externally to the general public, the media, fans, and other fannish organizations. Usually, that information is news-related, but sometimes it’s celebration-related. The Event Coordinator is responsible for planning and executing organization-wide events throughout the year. Larger events include International Fanworks Day and the OTW’s anniversary. Smaller events include single-day celebrations such as SysAdmin Day.
Applications are due Wednesday 13 June 2018 23:59 UTC
Fanlore Graphics Designer Volunteers
Would you like to help Fanlore reach more fans and get new editors? Do you have graphic design skills and enjoy creating social media content? If so, we need your help! The Fanlore team needs designers to create graphics and banners for Tumblr posts, tweets, and other Fanlore announcements, to help us reach more fans and potential editors. We have a lot of amazing fan history content, but we need your help to help others find out about it. If you think you might enjoy that, come and join us!
Applications are due Wednesday 13 June 2018 23:59 UTC
Support Staff
If you’ve spent time figuring out how to make the Archive dance (or are willing to press the button to see what happens), are patient in the face of strange questions, can self-motivate, and are interested in helping your fellow fans, we would love to hear from you! The Support team is responsible for handling the feedback and requests for assistance we receive from users of the Archive. We answer users’ questions, help to resolve problems they’re experiencing, and pass on information to and from coders, testers, tag wranglers and other teams involved with the Archive.
Applications are due Wednesday 13 June 2018 23:59 UTC
Tag Wrangling Volunteer
The Tag Wranglers are responsible for helping to keep the millions of tags on AO3 in some kind of order! Wranglers follow internal guidelines to choose the tags that appear in the filters and auto-complete, which link related works together. (This makes it easier to browse and search on the archive, whether that’s Steve/Tony with tentacles or g-rated Rose/Kanaya fluff.)
If you’re an experienced AO3 user who likes organizing, working in teams, or excuses to fact-check your favorite fandoms, you might enjoy tag wrangling! To join us, click through to the job description and application form.
Please note: You must be 18+ in order to apply for this role. Additionally, we’re currently looking for wranglers for specific fandoms only, which will change each recruitment round. Please see the application for which fandoms are in need.
Applications will be accepted until Wednesday 13 June 2018 23:59 UTC or until 80 submissions have been received.